Kumamoto Castle Marathon

Kumamoto Castle Marathon
Date	February
Location	Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Event type	road
Distance	Marathon
Established	2012
Official site	Kumamoto Castle Marathon

The Kumamoto Castle Marathon (熊本城マラソン, Kumamotojo Marason) is an annual marathon sporting event in Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. It is held in commemoration of the Kumamoto becoming an ordinance-designated city on April 1, 2012.^[1] The first running of the event took place on February 19, 2012. The race will take place for the second time on February 17, 2013.^[2]

References

↑ Daily Yomiuri Kumamoto receives big-city designation April 2, 2012
↑ Kumamoto Castle Marathon website Information on 2013 Kumamoto Castle Marathon

External links

Kumamoto Castle Marathon official website

Marathon races in Japan

IAAF Label races	Fukuoka Marathon Lake Biwa Marathon Nagoya Women's Marathon Tokyo Marathon Nagano Marathon Beppu-Ōita Marathon Osaka Ladies Marathon Saitama International Marathon

Other	Hokkaido Marathon Kumamoto Castle Marathon Kyoto Marathon Mount Fuji Marathon Osaka Marathon Yokohama Marathon

Closed	Sapporo Marathon Tokyo International Marathon Tokyo International Women's Marathon Yokohama Women's Marathon

See also: Ekiden

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